Cooktown and surrounds

Because we didn't do the Bloomfield Track yesterday, we came across the most gorgeous river on the way to Cooktown, so had to go back and take some snaps.  Its the Little Annan River and river had obviously carved its way through the granite for eons!

On our way back to Cooktown, we stopped at Black Mountain, which was a solid granite mountain which, when it was formed, had a some sort of lesions through the surface of teh rock, causing the outer layer to crack into large boulders, which were then covered in algae, turning the rock black.  The mountain therefore looks like a huge pile of black boulders:

And to finish the day, we backtracked to Bloomfield Falls at the northern end of the Bloomfield Track.  So worth the drive!

Tomorrow we hit the road again, heading for Laura, via the Battlecamp Road and Old Laura.  This part of the country is so full of history it's amazing!  Then we head for Coen and then Weipa, where we'll stop for a few days to wait for Ann and Bob, who have been in Rockhampton all this time waiting for their car to be repaired.  They plan to be on teh road tomorrow afternoon and head straight for Weipa - 1800ks from Rocky, so, all being well, we'll see them on Tuesday.  
This is the last time I'll have internet access for a while  about three weeks, so I'll update the blog when we get back to Cooktown in 3 weeks' time.